Douglas LovetteMr. Lovette is the founder of Third Coast Capital Advisors and manages the daily activities of the firm with responsibility for originating, advising on, and executing merger and acquisition transactions for clients across a variety of industries.Prior to forming Third Coast Capital Advisors, Mr. Lovette was a Managing Director in the Middle Market M&A group at Banc of America Securities where he led a national effort focused on M&A transactions with values under $150 million.Prior to his tenure at Bank of America, Mr. Lovette was a Managing Director in the M&A /Corporate Finance group at LaSalle Bank and ABN AMRO.
In total, Mr. Lovette has 25 years of experience working with private and public companies on merger and acquisition transactions.
His diverse M&A experience includes corporate acquisitions, private company sales, corporate divestitures, portfolio company sales of private equity groups and sales of public companies across numerous industries including consumer products, food and beverage, specialty chemicals, business services, basic manufacturing, building products, metals and mining, oil and gas, and automotive/truck.Mr. Lovette's early work experience also includes leveraged buyout financing and corporate lending which provides a unique perspective on all layers of debt and equity in an M&A transaction.Mr. Lovette holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance from Indiana University and a Master of Business Administration degree from DePaul University.

Douglas J. LovetteManaging Director(312) 904-8008Mr. Lovette has over 19 years of experience working with private and public companies on mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions.He currently has responsibility for transaction origination and execution and also heads up the group's private equity activity.Prior to joining LaSalle Corporate Finance in 2001, Mr. Lovette spent four years as a senior vice president with LaSalle Bank's Leveraged Finance Group where he was responsible for sourcing and executing middle market merger and acquisition financing transactions across a wide variety of industries.Prior to that, Mr. Lovette spent 10 years in positions of increasing responsibility within LaSalle Bank focusing on leveraged buyout and corporate lending transactions.Mr. Lovette holds a bachelor's degree in Finance from Indiana University and a master's of business administration from DePaul University.

Mr. Lovette is the founder of Third Coast Capital Advisors and manages the daily activities of the firm with responsibility for originating, advising on, and executing merger and acquisition transactions for clients across a variety of industries.Prior to forming Third Coast Capital Advisors, Mr. Lovette was a Managing Director in the Middle Market M&A group at Banc of America Securities LLC where he led a national effort focused on M&A transactions sized from $50 million to $150 million.Prior to his tenure at Bank of America, Mr. Lovette was a Managing Director in the M&A/Corporate Finance group at LaSalle Bank and ABN AMRO.
In total, Mr. Lovette has 25 years of experience working with private and public companies on merger and acquisition transactions.
His diverse M&A experience includes corporate acquisitions, private company sales, corporate divestitures, portfolio company sales of private equity groups and sales of public companies across numerous industries including consumer products, food and beverage, specialty chemicals, business services, basic manufacturing, building products, metals and mining, oil and gas, and automotive/truck.Mr. Lovette's early work experience also includes leveraged buyout financing and corporate lending which provides a unique perspective on all layers of debt and equity in an M&A transaction.Mr. Lovette holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance from Indiana University and a Master of Business Administration degree from DePaul University.